The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-02
PERSONAL,

'Ex-Gov. CURTIN of Pennsylvania dotes on
comic opera but all the war Governors do not.
THE Shah of Persia has received an elephant,
handsomely caparisoned, as gift from Lord
Dufferin, Governor General of India.
MRS HUBBARD, Attorney General Garland s
mother, will be prominent figure at Washing
ton receptions this winter.
Hon. GEORGE BANCROFT is at present in fair
health, but his friends regretfully observe that
he has aged aariningly during the past year or
Two
Mrs. FRANK SEAcoI. of Nevada, found chunk
Of gold in the crop of one of her hens, and she
is now looking around for some one to buy the
claim.
MISS BRApDox Mrs MAXWELL, the novelist, is
writing a new book and at the same time enjoy
ing a few weeks stay at the Riviera with her
husband,
A. w HENDRICKS, cousin and law partner of
the late Thomas A. Hendricks died last week
at Indianapolis two years to an hour after the
death of his illustrious relative.
liz Mr. Leon seliger, formerly chairman of the
Baltimore Republican City Committee, is rightly
informed the Republicans of Maryland favor
ex-senator Harrison, Of Indiana, for Vice PreSi-
dent,
Rev. MEssRs. HUNTER AND CRossLEY are
booming up in Canada as successful evangelists
Their friends and admirers believe that they
will soon become as famous as Moody and
Sankey.
ANDREW D. WHITE, who was for nineteen
years President Of Cornell University, is only 50,
and in his dress general appearance and man.
ner bears more resemblance to a successful bust
ness man than to retired scholar.
r. R. CABLE, of Chicago, President of the Rock
Island road, known as the man who "routed
Vanderbilt" is a typical Westerner in appear
ance, a tall broad shoilldered man, with firm
face adorned by moustache and short chin
beard now nearly white, keen eyes and quick,
decisive speech.
REPRESENTATIVE s s. Cox is reported as hav.
ing said to an interviewer in Washington: IF
you want to know what is going to be done
about the tariff ask somebody else for haven't
the slightest idea. Ii you want to know what |
think ought to be DONE read some of my old
tariff speeches"
Hon. AMOS j. CUMMINGS. Congressman-elect
from the Sixth New York district, severed his
connection with the Evening san as its editor
Tuesday, and was given banquet at the Hotel
Bartholdi by its staff at night. He had declined
number OF other dinners, but could not refuse
the compliments of his associates.
THOMAS MAST was in Kansas City recently
and was annoyed by the rudeneSs OF the ele
vatOr boy, and said as much. On later visit
the boy was all politeness, and asked Mr.. Mast
for his unique autograph. Mr.. Mast drew him
a hastv pen and ink sketch of himself bowling
deterentially 10 the elevator boy, and wrote I'M
der abe drawing: Those who elevate others
must be polite themselves"
THIS was Mayor Hewitt's opinion OF the deci'
Sibh IL VIC oldt CdSt, NuSu NnC ldCt llinb NC
came known in New York: II can only say this:
! am opposed to all attempts to force a man to
criminate himself Confessions were extorted
from Mr.. Sharp which had much TO do with his
conviction do not know upon what grounds
the decision had been arrived at, but were I
judge, think it quite likely should have voted
TO reverse the decision on the ground that l
have mentioned"
UNITED STATES SENATOR FRANK HIscocK ar
rived in New York Tuesday evening, and went
to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where he saw
Thomas c. Platt, Senator IL. J. CoRgeshll, AS
semblyman Ere mont Cole and q few other Re
publican statesmen. Mr. Hiscock said that he
was here TO attend no conference, and that none
would be held, SO far as he knew. Mr.. Platt
also said that there would be no conference, and
the presence of nearly ali the visiting Republic
ans ia the corridors of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
during the whole of the evening bore out these
statements